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| At school, Little Johnny's classmate tells him...
At school, Little Johnny's classmate tells him that most adults are hiding at least one dark secret, so it's very easy to blackmail them by saying, "I know the whole truth." Little Johnny decides to go home and try it out.
Johnny's mother greets him at home, ...
| Humor |
| April 7th, 1979
On this day in 1979: Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0
| Sports Facts |
| Robin Williams
People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.
| Philosophy |
| Matthew 18:12
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
| Bible |
| Cat Appetites
They make cat food out of cow, fish, turkey, chicken & lamb meat—but not mouse meat, which is probably all cats want.
| Humor |
| April 6th, 1987
On this day in 1987: Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy
| Sports Facts |
| Ambrose Bierce
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
| Philosophy |
| Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
| Bible |
| Teacher: "Why are you so late?"
Student:...
Teacher: "Why are you so late?"
Student: "Someone told me to go to hell."
Teacher: "Why did that make you late to class?"
Student: "I couldn't find it at first, but now here I am."
| Humor |
| April 5th, 1983
On this day in 1983: NY Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment
| Sports Facts |
| Ross Perot
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.
| Philosophy |
| Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
| Bible |
| April 4th, 1981
On this day in 1981: 135th Grand National: Bob Champion aboard Aldaniti wins
| Sports Facts |
| Winston Churchill
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
| Philosophy |
| Older Times
Our newer, high-speed computer was in the shop for repair, and my son was forced to work on our old model with the black-and-white printer. "Mom," he complained to me one day, "this is like we're living back in the twentieth century!"
| Humor |
| April 3rd, 1955
On this day in 1955: Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)
| Sports Facts |
| Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
| Philosophy |
| A Fax?
You’re sending me something via fax? What is it, an important document from 1993?
| Humor |
| 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
| Bible |
| April 2nd, 1955
On this day in 1955: Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules
| Sports Facts |
| Clarence Darrow
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.
| Philosophy |
| Zen Koans for the Internet Age
• If an anonymous comment goes unread, is it still irritating?• What is the sound of no hands texting?• If nobody likes your selfie, what is the value of the self?• To see a man’s true face, look to the
photos he hasn’t posted.
| Humor |
| Psalm 34:17-20
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps ...
| Bible |
| April 1st, 1931
On this day in 1931: Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball
| Sports Facts |
| Thurgood Marshall
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.
| Philosophy |